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Dublin-based Doherty, 53, and her Northern Ireland-born husband McColgan, 65, jointly own the Irish dance show Riverdance. It has already made them £55m with 22m people seeing it in 350 venues. Their director’s fees fell to £1m in 2009.
The couple is also behind TV company Tyrone Productions, creator of the All Ireland Talent Show, and have other assets. Moya Doherty and John McColgan currently have a net worth of $118.24 million.
Earnings & Financial Data
|
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2018 |
Earnings |
Gross sales of Moya Doherty and John McColgan's multimillion-dollar mega-hit Riverdance |
$23,140,000 |
|
2017 |
Sale of Asset |
Sale of Moya Doherty and John McColgan's radio interests, including Today FM |
$19,680,000 |
|
2017 |
Sale of Asset |
Selling price of Moya Doherty and John McColgan's stunning seaside home in Howth, Co. Dublin |
$11,000,000 |
|
2017 |
Sale of Asset |
Sale of Moya Doherty and John McColgan's 9,000-square-foot Howth, Dublin home to concert promoter Peter Aiken |
$9,490,000 |
|
2016 |
Ticket Sales |
Ticket sales of the multimillion-dollar mega-hit Riverdance for the year 2016 |
$20,000,000 |
|
2016 |
Sale of Asset |
Selling price of Moya Doherty and John McColgan's stunning seaside home in Howth, Co. Dublin |
$10,700,000 |
|
2016 |
Earnings |
Money earned from Moya Doherty and John McColgan's global domination of Riverdance |
$103,030,000 |
|
2015 |
Earnings |
Pre-tax profit of the theatrical show Riverdance for the year ending May 2015 |
$822,730 |
|
2015 |
Salary |
Salary of John McColgan and Moya Doherty as the creative forces behind the entertainment phenomenon, Riverdance over the past two years |
$1,890,000 |
|
2015 |
Sale of Asset |
Sale of Moya Doherty and John McColgan's Today FM to SRH during the boom |
$19,670,000 |
|
2012 |
Salary |
Moya Doherty and John McColgan's directors’ pay, including pension contributions from the year 2000 to 2012 |
$86,770,000 |
|
2007 |
Ticket Sales |
Ticket sales of the multimillion-dollar mega-hit Riverdance that has performed on stages across the globe (approximately 20 million tickets sold) |
$1,000,000,000 |
|
2006 |
Earnings |
Earnings from the hit show Riverdance over the past five years |
$69,440,000 |
|
2006 |
Asset |
Purchase value of Moya Doherty and John McColgan's summer house in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts |
$25,000,000 |
|
2006 |
Sale of Asset |
Sale of Moya Doherty and John McColgan's Manhattan apartment |
$5,000,000 |
|
2006 |
Asset |
Purchase value of Moya Doherty and John McColgan's 362-square-meter shingled two-storey house that includes a 92-meter private shore |
$62,170,000 |
|
2005 |
Salary |
Moya Doherty and John McColgan's salary and pension contributions from Abhann Productions, the company that produces the stage shows, for the year 2005 |
$6,940,000 |
|
2005 |
Asset |
Purchase value of Moya Doherty and John McColgan's apartment on the top two floors of an 18-storey building called La Residence, on Madison Avenue |
$5,500,000 |
|
2005 |
Salary |
John McColgan and Moya Doherty's salaries from their Riverdance business |
$6,640,000 |
|
2005 |
Earnings |
Annual turnover of the theatrical show Riverdance |
$40,160,000 |
|
2004 |
Earnings |
Pre-tax profit of the theatrical show Riverdance for the year ending June 2004 |
$1,220,000 |
|
2004 |
Salary |
Moya Doherty and John McColgan's remuneration including pension payments for the year ending June 2004 |
$6,640,000 |
|
2004 |
Asset |
Purchase value of Moya Doherty and John McColgan's four-bedroom condominium at the Park Imperial, a 70-floor apartment complex on West 56th Street |
$4,250,000 |
|
2003 |
Earnings |
Money Moya Doherty and John McColgan earned from their investment in Today FM, previously Radio Ireland, by way of a share redemption |
$10,420,000 |
|
2003 |
Earnings |
Moya Doherty and John McColgan's salary and pension contributions from Abhann Productions, the company that produces the stage shows, for the year 2003 |
$6,600,000 |
|
2002 |
Earnings |
Moya Doherty and John McColgan's salary and pension contributions from Abhann Productions, the company that produces the stage shows, for the year 2002 |
$11,230,000 |
|
2001 |
Earnings |
Net earnings from the theatrical show Riverdance |
$34,300,000 |
|
2001 |
Earnings |
Money earned from the theatrical show Riverdance |
$48,810,000 |
|
2001 |
Asset |
Purchase value of Dane's Hollow, a bungalow on 4.5 acres on the Bailey at Howth |
$1,320,000 |
|
2001 |
Asset |
Purchase value of Moya Doherty and John McColgan's two neighbouring properties in the exclusive Howth hill enclave |
$5,110,000 |
|
2001 |
Salary |
Moya Doherty and John McColgan's salary and pension contributions from Abhann Productions, the company that produces the stage shows, for the year 2001 |
$46,290,000 |
|
1997 |
Others |
Sales of the video Riverdance-The Show (approximately 3 million copies sold) |
$209,970,000 |
|
1997 |
Ticket Sales |
Ticket sales of the multimillion-dollar mega-hit Riverdance that has performed on stages across the globe (approximately 2 million tickets sold) |
$106,500,000 |
|
1997 |
Earning Turned Donation |
Money raised from the sale of the video benefiting war-torn Rwanda (approximately 100 thousand copies sold) |
$500,000 |
|
1997 |
Earnings |
Total value of merchandise sold from the theatrical show Riverdance |
$8,000,000 |
|
1997 |
Asset |
Purchase value of Moya Doherty and John McColgan's bungalow named Danes Hollow on a one-acre site near Baily lighthouse in Howth |
$1,190,000 |
|
1994 |
Ticket Sales |
Ticket sales of Riverdance: The Show at the Royal Variety Performance in London, United Kingdom |
$1,320,000 |